A new series of ITV quiz show “Tenable” began on Monday 11 September 2023. Here are the questions and answers for Thursday 5 October 2023, in the format used elsewhere on this Blog: the questions, how the team fared and the answers.
The Questions
Thursday 5 October 2023 [Repeated on Thursday 8 August 2024]
[S7Ep14] Team name: Wide A-Wakefield
Round 1: 10 animal football mascots [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the first names of 10 football mascot characters along with the football club they are associated with; the costume characters are all animals; we’re looking for the type of animal that each mascot represents…”]
The clues: Barney (Sheffield Wednesday) / Bertie (Burnley) / Cyril (Swansea City) / Deepdale (Preston North End) / Filbert (Leicester City) / Donny (Doncaster Rovers) / Monty (Newcastle United) / Pete (Crystal Palace) / Samson (Sunderland) / Stamford (Chelsea)
Round 2: The first 10 words of five or more letters in ‘Valerie’ [The first 10 different words in the lyrics to the song by Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse; “for fairness we’re not including contracted, abbreviated or possessive words”.]
Round 3: The first 10 six-letter words ending with ‘LOW’ [The first 10 of these words alphabetically, as listed in Chambers 21st century dictionary on chambers.co.uk; each word has its own entry and is in blue on the website; does not include hyphenated words, words with apostrophes, or any word that the dictionary spells with an initial capital letter.]
Round 4: Top 10 girls names of 2021 in England and Wales beginning with ‘M’ [The 10 most popular names for baby girls in 2021 according to data published by the ONS using birth registration data.]
Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 years ending in ‘5’, by historical events [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show you 10 historical events; we’re looking for the year when these events took place; each event took place during a year that ends with the number ‘5’.”]
The clues: Magna Carta first issued / Gunpowder Plot fails / Robert Walpole moves into Downing Street / Battle of Trafalgar takes place / ‘The Great Gatsby’ novel is first published / Robert Watson-Watt patents RADAR / End of World War II, declared on VE day / Internet Explorer is launched / Warwick Davis stars in fourth Harry Potter film / Charlotte, grand-daughter of King Charles III, is born
Final Round: Olympic Host Cities: The last 10 non-European cities to host the Summer Olympics [Up to and including the Games held in 2021; does not include Moscow in Russia as it is considered part of Europe.]
How the team fared
Thursday 5 October 2023, S7Ep14, Wide A-Wakefield
3 members of Wide A-Wakefield made it to the final round playing for 26k and named 6 of the last 10 non-European cities to host the Summer Olympics. The remaining answers: Sydney, Atlanta, Montreal, Mexico City.
Questions and Answers
Thursday 5 October 2023 [Repeated on Thursday 8 August 2024]
[S7Ep14] Team name: Wide A-Wakefield
Round 1: 10 animal football mascots [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show the first names of 10 football mascot characters along with the football club they are associated with; the costume characters are all animals; we’re looking for the type of animal that each mascot represents…”]
The clues: Barney (Sheffield Wednesday) / Bertie (Burnley) / Cyril (Swansea City) / Deepdale (Preston North End) / Filbert (Leicester City) / Donny (Doncaster Rovers) / Monty (Newcastle United) / Pete (Crystal Palace) / Samson (Sunderland) / Stamford (Chelsea)
The answers: Owl / Bee / Swan / Duck / Fox / Dog / Magpie / Eagle / Cat / Lion
Round 2: The first 10 words of five or more letters in ‘Valerie’ [The first 10 different words in the lyrics to the song by Mark Ronson featuring Amy Winehouse; “for fairness we’re not including contracted, abbreviated or possessive words”.]
Sometimes / Myself / Across / Water / Think / Things / Doing / Paint / Picture / Since
Round 3: The first 10 six-letter words ending with ‘LOW’ [The first 10 of these words alphabetically, as listed in Chambers 21st century dictionary on chambers.co.uk; each word has its own entry and is in blue on the website; does not include hyphenated words, words with apostrophes, or any word that the dictionary spells with an initial capital letter.]
Bellow / Billow / Callow / Fallow / Fellow / Follow / Hallow / Hollow / Inflow / Mallow
Round 4: Top 10 girls names of 2021 in England and Wales beginning with ‘M’ [The 10 most popular names for baby girls in 2021 according to data published by the ONS using birth registration data.]
Mia / Millie / Matilda / Maya / Maisie / Mila / Margot / Mabel / Molly / Maria
Round 5 (The Captain’s Round): 10 years ending in ‘5’, by historical events [“The ‘Tenable’ Tower will show you 10 historical events; we’re looking for the year when these events took place; each event took place during a year that ends with the number ‘5’.”]
The clues: Magna Carta first issued / Gunpowder Plot fails / Robert Walpole moves into Downing Street / Battle of Trafalgar takes place / ‘The Great Gatsby’ novel is first published / Robert Watson-Watt patents RADAR / End of World War II, declared on VE day / Internet Explorer is launched / Warwick Davis stars in fourth Harry Potter film / Charlotte, grand-daughter of King Charles III, is born
The answers: 1215 / 1605 / 1735 / 1805 / 1925 / 1935 / 1945 / 1995 / 2005 / 2015
Final Round: Olympic Host Cities: The last 10 non-European cities to host the Summer Olympics [Up to and including the Games held in 2021; does not include Moscow in Russia as it is considered part of Europe.]
Tokyo / Rio de Janeiro / Beijing / Sydney / Atlanta / Seoul / Los Angeles / Montreal / Mexico City / Melbourne
The Compartments 